Welcome to Honaunau ...
Honaunau is located on the island of Hawaii.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Honaunau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1951.
Honaunau is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Honaunau lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for Honaunau: 808
The ZIP code for Honaunau: 96726<2>
Communities near Honaunau ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Honaunau.
- Captain Cook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain Cook
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Captain Cook <3>
- Kealakekua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealakekua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealakekua <3>
- Honalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <3>
- Holualoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holualoa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holualoa <3>
- Keauhou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keauhou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keauhou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keauhou <3>
- Kailua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Kailua Kona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua Kona
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kailua Kona <3>
- Milolii
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milolii
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milolii <3>
- Kalaoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaoa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaoa <3>
- Hawaiian Ocean View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Ocean View
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Honaunau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honaunau.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honaunau. See our Newspapers Page for Honaunau.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honaunau ...
Looking for more information about Honaunau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Honaunau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Honaunau.
Adding Honaunau to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Honaunau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Honaunau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Honaunau post office opened in 1951.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Honaunau.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honaunau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honaunau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Honaunau). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Honaunau or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |